Ranking the 40 best games of Aaron Rodgers' NFL career

United Kingdom News News

Ranking the 40 best games of Aaron Rodgers' NFL career
United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines
  • 📰 espn
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 92 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 40%
  • Publisher: 51%

As the Jets quarterback begins his age-40 season, we ranked the 40 best games of Rodgers' career so far with the help of advanced stats.

is 40 years old and has spent half of his life playing in the NFL. This season marks the beginning of Rodgers' era with theTo determine Rodgers' most valuable games, we needed a stat that balances efficiency and volume.

Where does Rodgers' epic 2010 divisional round game against the Falcons land? What about his six-touchdown domination of the Bears in 2014? Let's start the countdown from No. 40 to No. 1 with a narrow victory over the 49ers -- who also happen to be Rodgers' Week 1"Monday Night Football" opponent , along with touchdown passes to receivers Donald Driver and James Jones. Rodgers also had his own rushing touchdown on a 9-yard bootleg in the third quarter.

Carolina scored on the ensuing drive to take a 35-31 lead. Rodgers then threw a pick to Panthers linebacker Jon Beason with 1:19 left, effectively ending the game.This Thursday night game was all Packers, as Rodgers threw for 173 yards and a touchdown to Adams. He also threw a touchdown pass to Lewis and two tothrew for 379 yards and five touchdown passes with no picks. Warner's 380 DYAR is the second-highest quarterback game of the past 40 years.

Rodgers did plenty of damage, too, with 159 receiving yards going to Finley and Jennings getting 130. However, Rodgers' DYAR is hurt by the pick he threw to cornerbackearly in the game plus the five sacks he took. The worst one, of course, came in overtime, when defensive back Michael Adams stripped Rodgers on a safety blitz, which linebacker Karlos Dansby scooped up and returned for the game-ending touchdown.

Green Bay took a 14-0 lead early, with Nelson torching Antrel Rolle for an 80-yard touchdown on play-action, and James Jones catching a short touchdown pass on third-and-goal to end a 56-yard drive. The Giants tied it up with two touchdowns of their own in the second quarter, but it was mostly Packers the rest of the way. Jennings led Green Bay with seven catches for 142 yards. The other touchdown passes went to James Jones, Donald Lee and Kuhn.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

espn /  🏆 731. in US

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

2024 NFL odds: Jets' Aaron Rodgers favored to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year2024 NFL odds: Jets' Aaron Rodgers favored to win NFL Comeback Player of the YearThe chances of Aaron Rodgers playing more than four snaps this season with the New York Jets are high; therefore, the bookmakers expect big things from him in
Read more »

Inside Jordan Rodgers and Aaron Rodgers’ FeudInside Jordan Rodgers and Aaron Rodgers’ FeudAs Jordan Rodgers and Aaron Rodgers continue to publicly hash out their differences, find out more about their long-running feud — details
Read more »

Aaron Rodgers Was ‘Pissed’ When Called ‘Jordan Rodgers’ Brother’Aaron Rodgers Was ‘Pissed’ When Called ‘Jordan Rodgers’ Brother’The feud between Aaron Rodgers and his estranged family took a wicked turn when Aaron was referred to as ‘Jordan Rodgers’ brother’ as ‘The Bachelorette’ was airing
Read more »

Who Is Aaron Rodgers’ Older Brother? What to Know About Luke RodgersWho Is Aaron Rodgers’ Older Brother? What to Know About Luke RodgersAaron Rodgers has been feuding with his older brother, Luke Rodgers, for years
Read more »

Pat McAfee Teases/Warns of Aaron Rodgers Show Return for NFL SeasonPat McAfee Teases/Warns of Aaron Rodgers Show Return for NFL SeasonWe know what you're thinking. You're thinking that it's NFL season, so that can only mean one thing. New York Jets QB (and possibly still a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. supporter?) Aaron Rodgers returning to The Pat McAfee Show for more football insights and bats**t crazy conspiracy theories.
Read more »

NFL's 50 most fascinating people for 2024: Aaron Rodgers, Caleb Williams and moreNFL's 50 most fascinating people for 2024: Aaron Rodgers, Caleb Williams and moreHere are the 50 most fascinating people in the NFL for the 2024 season.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-18 10:27:38